Ibuprofen may block damage from fetal-alcohol exposure

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Ibuprofen may block damage from fetal-alcohol exposure

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - An anti-inflammatory drug may have the potential to stall the damaging effects of alcohol on the fetal brain, a new study suggests.

Ibuprofen reduced neuroinflammation and behavioral signs of alcohol exposure in a rat model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

The study was the first to directly link alcohol-induced inflammation in the hippocampus to cognitive impairment later in the life, said Derick Lindquist, senior author and a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University.

The findings, which appear in the journal Behavioural Brain Research, could have eventual implications reaching beyond fetal …

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(2017-12-02), Ibuprofen may block damage from fetal-alcohol exposure, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 1186, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 014744751

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